Nature-based tourism and ecotourism at National Parks

Program Summary

Sign up for a volunteer and internship assignment at various national parks in Japan. This program is related to nature-based tourism and ecotourism, and could come with diving and sailing internships.

At Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, in the town of Karuizawa, you will support biologists in giving guided visitor tours through forests. You will assist with bird watching activities, nocturnal sightings of Flying Squirrels, and observations of the night sky. You also provide information in English at the visitor center.

At Ise-Shima National Park, you will provide assistance at the visitor center of the Ama women. They are a group of female divers who don’t use any diving equipment, but only century-old traditional techniques to scour the ocean for seafood in a sustainable and eco-friendly way. You will accompany boat tours, which have a biological and cultural focus.

You can also join a tourism internship, preparing and accompanying boat trips, scuba diving, and group tours, as well as arranging ...

Program Summary

Sign up for a volunteer and internship assignment at various national parks in Japan. This program is related to nature-based tourism and ecotourism, and could come with diving and sailing internships.

At Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, in the town of Karuizawa, you will support biologists in giving guided visitor tours through forests. You will assist with bird watching activities, nocturnal sightings of Flying Squirrels, and observations of the night sky. You also provide information in English at the visitor center.

At Ise-Shima National Park, you will provide assistance at the visitor center of the Ama women. They are a group of female divers who don’t use any diving equipment, but only century-old traditional techniques to scour the ocean for seafood in a sustainable and eco-friendly way. You will accompany boat tours, which have a biological and cultural focus.

You can also join a tourism internship, preparing and accompanying boat trips, scuba diving, and group tours, as well as arranging accommodation in Shizuoka.

All of these placements are possible in English. We can arrange further placements at Japanese National Parks, which requires Japanese language skills. These involve responsibilities like maintaining the Shin-Etsu hiking trails in the Sekida mountains and at Ogasawara Islands National Park (also known as Bonin Islands).